1. Byzantine Empire
Thursday 2/7
Academic

2. Objective: you will be able to identify the geographic features of the Byzantine Empire through analyzing a map
Standard: B. Explain the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.

3. What are we doing today? Objective Do Now Review 1.1
Byzantine Empire Map
Homework: Read 1.2 “Justinian and Theodora” (pgs ), PEDKaP

4. Start copying notes into your powerpoint slides
Do Now:
Start copying notes into your powerpoint slides
Take out your stamp sheet and homework

5. Copy this in your notes...
In A.D. 285 Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into the Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire. He ruled the Eastern Roman Empire, and his friend Maximian ruled the Western Rome Empire.
Years later, in A.D. 306, Emperor Constantine became the ruler of both east and west. However, Constantine was more interested in the eastern half of the empire because it was more prosperous. The east produced more people, food, taxes, and soldiers. The west was weak, and continued to grow weaker.
The Western Roman Empire fell in A.D. 476 after barbarian attacks. Meanwhile, the Eastern Roman Empire was growing richer, stronger, and more stable.
Im going to print out fill-in-the-blank slides for this, and the following slide. I think this is information they need to understand in order to really understand Byzantine.

6. Constantine moved the capital from Rome to the ancient Greek city of Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople. (Today they city is called Istanbul). The Eastern Roman Empire was now known as the Byzantine Empire, getting its name from the city of Byzantium. This empire was so successful because of its location.
It was located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the place where the trade routes from each continent met. This made it easier to trade.
Constantinople was located on the Bosporus, a strait that links the Black Sea with the Mediterranean. The city was a major trade center for goods traveling by land and sea from all over the world. COnstantinople and the Byzantine Empire grew rich on this trade.

7. The Byzantine Empire’s location brought problems, as well
The Byzantine Empire’s location brought problems, as well. Constantinople itself was well protected, but the rest of the empire was surrounded by enemies. To the north and west were barbarian kingdoms forcefully pressing on Byzantium’s borders. To the east was an age-old enemy, the powerful and hostile Persian Empire.
With no strong geographic barriers to prevent invasion by enemies, the empire was dangerously exposed. Its long borders were constantly under attack by invading neighbors.

8. Why was Constantinople’s geographic location an advantage for trade?

11. Byzantine Empire
Thursday 2/7
Gifted

12. Objective: you will be able to identify the geographic features of the Byzantine Empire through analyzing a map
Standard: B. Explain the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.

13. What are we doing today? Objective Do Now
Read 1.1 “The Geography of Byzantine Empire” (pgs ), take notes using PEDKaP
Review 3 questions
Map Activity
Homework: Read 1.2 “Justinian and Theodora” (pgs ) and 1.3 “The Hagia Sophia” (pgs ), PEDKaP

14. Do Now: -Who divided Rome in two?
-What was the difference between the East and West?
-Constantine moved the capital of Rome to where?